Delhi High Court

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Union of India v. Satyanarayan Singh & Ors.

13 Mar 2023 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2023:DHC:1919
Cites 2 · Cited by 2

The Delhi High Court upheld the Railway Claims Tribunal's award of compensation to the family of a deceased bonafide passenger who died due to an untoward incident while traveling, rejecting the appellant's plea of self-inflicted injury.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant Railways Act, 1989 Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 untoward incident no-fault liability

Swararaj @ Raj Shrikant Thackeray v. State & Anr.

13 Mar 2023 · Jasmeet Singh · 2023:DHC:2767

The Delhi High Court quashed a criminal complaint and related orders against the petitioner after he tendered an unconditional apology and the complainant chose not to press charges.

criminal petition_allowed quashing of complaint non-bailable warrant hurt religious sentiments unconditional apology

Swararaj @ Raj Shrikant Thackeray v. State & Anr.

13 Mar 2023 · Jasmeet Singh · 2023:DHC:2762

The Delhi High Court quashed the summoning order under Section 504 IPC for lack of mandatory inquiry under Section 202 CrPC but refused to quash the underlying complaint alleging hurt to religious sentiments.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 202 CrPC inquiry Section 504 IPC summoning order quashing complaint

Swararaj @ Raj Shrikant Thackeray v. State

13 Mar 2023 · Jasmeet Singh · 2023:DHC:2760

The Delhi High Court quashed the summoning orders against the petitioner for non-compliance with mandatory procedural requirements under Sections 200, 202, and 196 CrPC but declined to quash the criminal complaint itself.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 202 CrPC inquiry Section 196 CrPC sanction Summoning order quashing Procedural safeguards in criminal complaints

Swararaj @ Raj Shrikant Thackeray v. State

13 Mar 2023 · Jasmeet Singh · 2023:DHC:2759

The Delhi High Court quashed the summoning order under Sections 153A/153B IPC for lack of prior sanction under Section 196 CrPC but refused to quash the criminal complaint, emphasizing the limited scope of quashing powers and resilience of religious sentiments.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 196 CrPC Sections 153A IPC Section 153B IPC quashing of summoning order

Baba Hira Das Ji Ayurvedic Medical College and Hospital v. Union of India & Ors.

13 Mar 2023 · Satish Chandra Sharma; Subramonium Prasad · 2023:DHC:1825-DB

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal upholding expert bodies' decision denying permission to an Ayurvedic college to admit students due to non-compliance with mandatory faculty requirements under the 2016 Regulations, emphasizing judicial deference to academic experts.

administrative appeal_dismissed Significant faculty requirements Indian Medicine Central Council Regulations 2016 National Commission for Indian System of Medicine academic standards

Pandrol Limited & Anr. v. Patil Rail Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.

13 Mar 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:1792

The Delhi High Court upheld interim injunction restraining defendants from unauthorized copying of plaintiffs' copyrighted engineering drawings and trademark use, clarifying the distinction between artistic works and designs under Indian law.

civil appeal_allowed Significant copyright infringement engineering drawings artistic work designs act

M/S. MODI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. M/S IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

13 Mar 2023 · Neena Bansal Krishna · 2023:DHC:1790
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The Delhi High Court upheld the arbitral award granting simple interest instead of compound interest, holding that the contract clause for compound interest was void due to an unspecified rate and that judicial interference under Section 34 is limited to cases of patent illegality.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 compound interest simple interest

Aman Sharma v. State

13 Mar 2023 · Mukta Gupta; Poonam A. Bamba · 2023:DHC:1891-DB

The Delhi High Court upheld Aman Sharma's conviction under Section 307 IPC but modified his sentence to the period already served, while dismissing the State's appeal against acquittal of co-accused for offences under Sections 186 and 353 IPC due to failure to prove official duty of the victim.

criminal appeal_allowed Significant Section 307 IPC Section 186 IPC Section 353 IPC public servant official duty

M/S PRIME INTERGLOBE PRIVATE LIMITED v. M/S SUPER MILK PRODUCTS PRIVATE LIMITED

11 Mar 2023 · C. Hari Shankar · 2024:DHC:6965

The Delhi High Court held that limitation for filing a Section 34 petition can be reckoned from the disposal of any Section 33 application regardless of the applicant, procedural defects in filing are curable, and condoned delay beyond three months within 30 days to admit the petition.

civil petition_allowed Significant Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Section 34 petition limitation period Section 33 application

Reena v. The State (NCT of Delhi) and Anr.

10 Mar 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:6198

The Delhi High Court quashed a non-compoundable offence FIR under Section 326 IPC based on an amicable settlement between husband and wife, exercising its inherent powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to prevent abuse of process.

criminal petition_allowed Significant Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing of FIR non-compoundable offence Section 326 IPC

Mahendra Solanki v. Commissioner of Police & Anr.

10 Mar 2023 · V. Kameswar Rao; Anoop Kumar Mendiratta · 2023:DHC:1713-DB
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The Delhi High Court allowed the writ petition and reinstated a police constable whose termination for non-disclosure of a trivial, acquitted criminal case was held to be unjustified without fair consideration of all relevant facts.

administrative appeal_allowed Significant suppression of criminal antecedents verification form attestation form termination of service

H.P. Singh v. Jasbir Singh & Ors.

10 Mar 2023 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2023:DHC:1753
Cites 3 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeal against refusal to set aside an ex parte decree, holding the appellant failed to show sufficient cause for non-appearance and the application was time barred.

civil appeal_dismissed Significant Order 9 Rule 13 CPC ex parte decree sufficient cause service of summons

Vinod Aggarwal Trading as Vaneet Sales Corporation v. Meera Devi & Anr.

10 Mar 2023 · Amit Bansal · 2023:DHC:1820

The Delhi High Court allowed the petition to cancel the trademark 'BAL BIHARI SUPER' registered by the respondent, holding it deceptively similar and dishonestly adopted in violation of the petitioner’s prior trademark rights.

intellectual_property petition_allowed Significant trademark rectification deceptive similarity prior user trade dress

Ravi Kapoor v. State

10 Mar 2023 · Rajnish Bhatnagar · 2023:DHC:2495

The Delhi High Court dismissed the petitioner's bail application in a serious murder case under the MCOC Act, emphasizing the gravity of the offence and advanced trial stage despite the petitioner's prolonged custody.

criminal appeal_dismissed bail MCOC Act Section 439 Cr.P.C. right to speedy trial

Smt. Kailasho v. Smt. Parmeshwari Devi

10 Mar 2023 · Manoj Kumar Ohri · 2023:DHC:1991
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

The Delhi High Court restrained both parties from creating third party rights in the disputed property during the pendency of the suit, modifying the trial court's dismissal of the appellant's injunction application.

civil appeal_allowed ad-interim injunction Order 39 Rules 1 and 2 CPC possession relinquishment deed

Naveen Kumar v. Savita

10 Mar 2023 · Sanjeev Sachdeva; Vikas Mahajan · 2023:DHC:1804-DB

The Delhi High Court held that the Family Court at Delhi had territorial jurisdiction to entertain the divorce petition since the parties last resided together and the respondent resides in Delhi, setting aside the order returning the petition for lack of jurisdiction.

family appeal_allowed Significant territorial jurisdiction Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Section 19 divorce petition

Aviral Education Welfare and Cultural Society v. Delhi Public School Society

10 Mar 2023 · Sanjeev Narula · 2023:DHC:1975

The Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging termination of a Joint Venture Agreement between AEWCS and DPSS, holding that purely contractual disputes lacking public law elements are not maintainable under writ jurisdiction.

civil petition_dismissed Significant writ jurisdiction Article 226 private contract public function

Holistic Farms Pvt. Ltd v. Gaon Sabha Rajokri & Ors.

10 Mar 2023 · Mini Pushkarna, J. · 2023:DHC:1889
Cites 0 · Cited by 2

The Delhi High Court held that urbanisation notification under Section 507 of the DMC Act extinguishes applicability of the Delhi Land Reforms Act, requiring dismissal of pending proceedings under the DLR Act for land in Village Rajokri.

property appeal_allowed Significant Delhi Land Reforms Act urbanisation Section 507 Delhi Municipal Corporation Act Low Density Residential Area

Sikander v. State

10 Mar 2023 · Mukta Gupta; Poonam A. Bamba · 2023:DHC:1848-DB
Cites 1 · Cited by 0

The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction for murder under Section 302 IPC based on credible eyewitness testimony corroborated by medical and forensic evidence, rejecting the appellant's alibi and other defenses.

criminal appeal_dismissed Significant Section 302 IPC murder eyewitness testimony forensic evidence